Official results for the 1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election. INC won the most seats with 166 out of 216.
Total seats: 216. Majority mark: 108.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| INC | 166 | 52.3% |
| NCO | 26 | 26.3% |
| IND | 20 | 12.8% |
| CPI | 3 | 1.0% |
| SOP | 3 | 1.7% |
| JKPP | 1 | 0.2% |
| SWA | 0 | 0.6% |
| ABJS | 0 | 4.2% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFZALPUR | DIGAMBAR RAO BALWANTRAO | INC | 6.5% |
| ALAND | ANNA RAO VEERBHADRAPPA | INC | 49.2% |
| ANEKAL | M. B. RAMASWAMY | INC | 31.6% |
| ANKOLA | R. K. MAHABALESHWAR | INC | 16.4% |
| ARBHAVI | K. V. SHIVALINGAPPA | INC | 36.0% |
| ARKALGUD | H. N. NANJEGOWDA | INC | 37.9% |
| ARSIKERE | H. S. SIDDAPPA | NCO | 2.3% |
| ATHANI | ANANDRAO APPASAHEB DESAI | INC | 23.8% |
| AURAD | BAPU RAO PATIL | IND | 7.1% |
| BADAMI | RAOSAHEB DESAI | INC | 26.7% |
| BAGALKOT | MURANAL BASAPPA TAMMANNA | INC | 0.4% |
| BAGEPALLI | RENUKA RAJENDRAN | INC | 35.5% |
| BAGEWADI | B. S. PATIL | NCO | 16.8% |
| BAGEWADI | S. A. PATIL | INC | 14.8% |
| BAILHONGAL | P. B. ARVBALI PATIL | NCO | 4.1% |
| BAINDUR | A. G. KODGI | INC | 56.9% |
| BALLOLLI | KABADE JATTEPPA LAXMAN | NCO | 14.6% |
| BANNUR | K. MADE GOWDA | NCO | 2.4% |
| BANTWAL | B. V. KAKKILAYA | CPI | 38.0% |
| BASAVA KALYAN | BAPURAO ANAND RAO | INC | 10.2% |
| BASAVANGUNI | AMIR RAHAMATHULLA KHAN | INC | 9.3% |
| BELGAUM | SW. B. ANNAPPA | IND | 20.1% |
| BELLARY | V NAGAPPA | NCO | 5.5% |
| BELTHANGADY | K. SUBRAMANYA GOWDA | INC | 38.7% |
| BELUR | S. H. PUTTARANGANATH | INC | 23.5% |
| BETHAMANGALA | K. M. DORESWAMY NAIDU | IND | 16.4% |
| BHADRAVATHI | ABDUL KHUDDUS ANWAR | INC | 2.8% |
| BHALKI | SUBHASH ASTURE | INC | 48.4% |
| BHARATHYNAGAR | D. POOSALINGAM | IND | 6.1% |
| BHARMASAGARA | H. B. LAKSHMANA | IND | 0.6% |
| BHATKAL | S. M. YAHYA SIDDIKA UMAR | INC | 21.3% |
| BIDAR | MANIKRAO R. PHULEKER | INC | 5.7% |
| BIJAPUR | K. T. RATHOD | INC | 23.3% |
| BILGI | G. K. MARITAMMAPPA | INC | 22.2% |
| BILIGERE | N. S. GURUSIDDAPPA | IND | 1.6% |
| BIRUR | M. MALLAPPA | INC | 6.8% |
| BRAHAMAVAR | JAYAPRAKASH S KOLKEBAIL | INC | 37.9% |
| BYADGI | K. F. PATIL | INC | 17.8% |
| CHALLAKERE | V. MASIYAPPA | INC | 16.2% |
| CHAMARAJANAGAR | S. PUTTASWAMY | INC | 3.0% |
| CHAMARAJPET | YATAL NAGARAJ | IND | 2.0% |
| CHAMUNDESHWARI | K. PUTTASWAMY | INC | 26.9% |
| CHANNAGIRI | N. G. MALAPPA | INC | 16.9% |
| CHANNAPATNA | T. V. KRISHNAPPA | INC | 15.9% |
| CHIKBALLAPUR | C. V. VENKATARAYAPPA | INC | 14.2% |
| CHIKKODI | P. PADMANNA HEGRE | INC | 36.7% |
| CHIKMAGALUR | E. E. VAZ | INC | 42.1% |
| CHIKNAYAKANAHALLI | N. BASAVAIAH | NCO | 4.5% |
| CHIKPET | K. M. NAGANNA | JKPP | 4.9% |
| CHINCHOLI | DEVENDRAPPA GHALAPPA | INC | 22.1% |
| CHINTAMANI | CHOWDA REDDY | IND | 14.0% |
| CHITAPUR | VIJAY DESAI | INC | 12.2% |
| CHITRADURGA | C. R. MOHAMMAD SAIFUDDIN | INC | 33.8% |
| COONDAPUR | WINNIFGED E. FERNANDES | INC | 4.7% |
| DAVANGERE | C. NAGAMMA KESHAVAMURTHY | INC | 49.1% |
| DEODURG | SHARANAPPA | NCO | 7.3% |
| DEVANAHALLI | M. R. JAYARAM | INC | 6.7% |
| DHARWAR | NAIKAR DYAMAPPA KALLAPPA | INC | 23.6% |
| DHARWAR RURAL | M. SUMATIBALACHANDRA | INC | 47.5% |
| DODDABALLAPURA | G. RAMEGOWDA | INC | 54.3% |
| FORT | T. R. SHAMANNA | IND | 5.9% |
| GADAG | P. K. HANAMANTAPPA | INC | 12.7% |
| GANDASI | M. NANJEGOWDA | INC | 15.3% |
| GANDHINAGAR | K. SREERAMULU | INC | 3.4% |
| GANGAVATI | H. R. SRIRAMULU | INC | 31.7% |
| GOKAK | G. C. TAMMANNA | INC | 39.9% |
| GOWRIBIDANUR | V. KRISHNA RAO | INC | 21.4% |
| GUBBI | GATTI CHANDRA SHEKAR | INC | 17.0% |
| GULBARGA | MOHAMMED ALI MEHTAB ALI | INC | 23.3% |
| GULEDGUU | G. P. NANJAYYANAMATH | INC | 51.1% |
| GULUR | DODDATHIMMAIAH | INC | 8.2% |
| GUNDLUPET | K. S. NAGARATHANAMMA | INC | 19.5% |
| GURMITKAL | MALLIKARJUN | INC | 35.2% |
| HADAGALLI | ANDANEPPA C | INC | 20.6% |
| HALIYAL | GHADI VIRUPAKSHA MALLAPPA | INC | 40.0% |
| HANGAL | S. P. CHANDRASHEKHARAPPA | INC | 34.2% |
| HANUR | R. RACHE GOWDA | INC | 8.3% |
| HARIHAR | H. SIDDAVEERAPPA | INC | 13.9% |
| HARPANAHALLI | DINARAYANADA | INC | 23.9% |
| HASSAN | K. H. HANUMEGOWDA | NCO | 5.8% |
| HAVERI | T. F. SIDDAPPA | INC | 21.5% |
| HEGGADADEVANAKOTE | R. PEERANNA | NCO | 2.9% |
| HIREKERUR | B. B. GADLAPPA | INC | 6.9% |
| HIRIYUR | K. H. RANGANATH | INC | 69.8% |
| HOLALKERE | B. PARAMESHARAPPA | INC | 15.7% |
| HOLENARASIPUR | H. D. DEVEGOWDA | NCO | 12.4% |
| HONNALI | H. B. KADASIDDAPPA | INC | 38.6% |
| HOSADURGA | M. V. RUDRAPPA | INC | 26.7% |
| HOSANAGAR | SHEERNALY CHANDRASHEKAR | INC | 5.1% |
| HOSKOTE | N. CHIKKEGOWDA | INC | 66.4% |
| HOSPET | B SATYANARAYANA SINGH | INC | 20.7% |
| HUBLI | SANADI IMAM GOUSUSAHEB | INC | 19.3% |
| HUBLI RURAL | G. RANGASWAMY SANDRA | INC | 37.3% |
| HUKERI | NOOLI VIRUPAZAPPA BASAPPA | NCO | 3.7% |
| HULIYURDURGA | N. HUCHAMASTHY GOWDA | INC | 40.0% |
| HULSUR | MAHENDRA KUMAR KALLAPPA | INC | 46.1% |
| HUMNABAD | V. N. PATIL NEELAPPA | CPI | 1.0% |
| HUNGUND | NAGARAL SANGAPPA BALAPPA | INC | 30.9% |
| HUNSUR | D.DEVARAJ URS | INC | 80.5% |
| HUVINAHIPPARAGI | K. D. PATIL | NCO | 17.3% |
| INHI | S. MALLAPPA KARBASAPPA | INC | 8.6% |
| JAGALUR | G. H. ASWATHA REDDY | INC | 17.2% |
| JAMKHANDI | BANGI PAVADEPPA MALLAPPA | INC | 14.2% |
| JEWARGI | O. S. NARAYAN SINGH | INC | 18.7% |
| KADUR | K. R. HONNAPPA | INC | 15.1% |
| KAGWAD | KITTUR RAGUNATH DHULAPPA | INC | 37.1% |
| KALGHATGI | P. G. CHANNAPPAGOUDA | INC | 6.8% |
| KALGI | PRABHAKER TELKER | INC | 7.6% |
| KALLAMBALLA | T. TAREGOWDA | INC | 24.3% |
| KALMALA | SHIVANNA BHEEMAPPA | INC | 26.3% |
| KAMALAPUR | SUBHASH SHANKERSHETTY | INC | 40.6% |
| KANAKAPURA | S. KARIYAPPA | INC | 33.5% |
| KARKAL | M. VEERAPPA MOILY | INC | 53.8% |
| KARWAR | KADAM B. P. | INC | 29.7% |
| KAUP | B. BHASKER SHETTY | INC | 29.1% |
| KHANAPUR | S.N. BHAGVANTRAO | IND | 29.8% |
| KIRUGAVALU | G. MADEGOWDA | NCO | 4.0% |
| KITTUR | I. B. A. DANAPPAGOUDA | NCO | 9.4% |
| KOLAR | D. VENKATARAMIAH | INC | 4.8% |
| KOLAR GOLD FIELDS | C. M. ARUMUGAM | IND | 4.7% |
| KOLLEGAL | M. SIDDAMADAIAH | INC | 20.6% |
| KOPPAL | M. VIRUPAKSHAPPA SHIVAPPA | INC | 56.6% |
| KORATAGERE | MUDDARAMAIAH | INC | 32.8% |
| KRISHNARAJA | D. SURYANARAYANA | INC | 25.4% |
| KRISHNARAJANAGAR | H. B. KENCHEGOWDA | INC | 12.3% |
| KRISHNARAJAPET | S. M. LNIGAPPA | INC | 31.3% |
| KUDLIGI | B. S. VEERABHADRAPPA | NCO | 38.8% |
| KUDUR | BETTASWAMY GOWDA | IND | 16.8% |
| KUNDGOL | R. V. RANGANGOWDA | INC | 21.3% |
| KUNIGAL | ANDANAIAH | INC | 35.4% |
| KUNTA | SITARAM VASUDEV NAIK | INC | 19.6% |
| KURUGODU | H LINGA REDDY | INC | 11.1% |
| KUSHTAGI | KANTHA RAO BHIM RAO DESAI | INC | 16.8% |
| LINGSUGUR | CHANDRASEKAR N. PATIL | INC | 28.0% |
| MADDUR | A. D. BILI GOWDA | INC | 7.2% |
| MADHUGIRI | CHIKKAIAH R. | INC | 10.7% |
| MAGADI | H. G. CHANNAPPA | IND | 26.0% |
| MALAVALLI | M. MALLIKARJUNASWAMY | INC | 28.1% |
| MALLESWARAM | M. S. KRISHNAN | CPI | 30.9% |
| MALUR | A. V. MUNISAMI | INC | 19.7% |
| MANDYA | M .H. BORAUIAH | INC | 0.3% |
| MANGALORE I | ADDY SALDANHA | INC | 30.6% |
| MANGALORE II | FAREED U. T. | INC | 28.0% |
| MANVI | BHIMANNA NARSAPPA | INC | 25.5% |
| MERCARA | A. M. BELLAIPPA | INC | 40.3% |
| MOLAKALMURU | PATEL PAPANAIK | INC | 18.8% |
| MUDABIDRI | DAMODAR MOOLKI | INC | 32.0% |
| MUDDEBIHAL | S. M. MURIGEPPA | INC | 1.7% |
| MUDHOL | N. K. PANDAPPA | INC | 12.0% |
| MUDIGERE | G. PUTTUSWAMY | INC | 73.8% |
| MULBAGAL | P. MUNIYAPPA | IND | 16.6% |
| MUNDARGI | K. K. HANAMANTAPPA | INC | 23.8% |
| NAGAMANGALA | H. T. KRISHNAPPA | NCO | 12.8% |
| NANJANGUD | K. B. SHIVIAH | INC | 21.0% |
| NARASIMHARAJA | AZEEZ SAIT | INC | 44.5% |
| NARGUND | J. Y. VENKAPPA | INC | 20.1% |
| NARSIPUR | M. RAJASHEKHARA MURTHY | NCO | 8.5% |
| NAVALGUND | K. M. KARAVEERAPPA | NCO | 5.0% |
| NELAMANGALA | M. MARE GOWDA | IND | 13.1% |
| NIPANI | K. R. VITHALRAO | INC | 19.6% |
| PANDAVAPURA | D. HALAGE GOWDA | INC | 41.8% |
| PARASGAD | P. S. BINDURAO | INC | 30.0% |
| PAVAGADA | K. R. THIMMARAYAPPA | INC | 62.6% |
| PERIYAPATNA | H. M. CHANNABASAPPA | INC | 11.6% |
| PUTTUR | A. SHANKARA ALVA | INC | 26.5% |
| RAIBAG | V. LAKHAGOUDA PATIL | INC | 40.2% |
| RAICHUR | NAZEER AHMED SIDDIRUI | INC | 11.0% |
| RAMANAGARAM | B. PUTTASWAMAIAH | NCO | 12.1% |
| RAMDURG | R. S. PATIL | INC | 23.1% |
| RANIBENNUR | K. R. BHEEMAPPA | INC | 24.6% |
| RON | A. V. PATIL | INC | 21.2% |
| SADALGA | A. J. SRIPAL | INC | 66.7% |
| SAGAR | KAGODU THIMMAPPA | SOP | 18.1% |
| SAKLESHPUR | K. M. RUDRAPPA | INC | 39.9% |
| SANDUR | M. Y. GHORPADE | INC | 21.9% |
| SANKESHWAR | LALAGOUDA BALAGOUDA PATIL | INC | 10.5% |
| SANTHEMARAHALLI | K. SIDDIAH | INC | 25.7% |
| SATHANUR | H. PUTTADASA | INC | 41.2% |
| SERUM | JAMADANDA PAPIAH SARWESH | INC | 3.1% |
| SHAHPUR | BAPUGUDA RAYAPPA | NCO | 7.6% |
| SHANTINAGAR | K. R. SREENIVASULU NAYUDU | INC | 11.6% |
| SHIGGAON | N. N. MARDANSAB | INC | 8.7% |
| SHIKARIPUR | K. YENKATAPPA | INC | 47.9% |
| SHIMOGA | A. B. B. NARAYANAIYENGAR | INC | 34.8% |
| SHIRHATTI | W. V. VADIRAJCHARYA | INC | 24.5% |
| SHIVAJINAGAR | S. HAMED SHA | INC | 19.6% |
| SHORAPUR | RAJA PID NAIK | IND | 25.9% |
| SIDLAGHATTA | J. VENKATAPPA | INC | 28.0% |
| SINDGI | S. Y. PATIL | NCO | 2.9% |
| SINDHANOOR | BASAVANTHA RAO BASANGOUDA | INC | 17.1% |
| SIRA | B. PUTTAKAMAIAH | INC | 14.0% |
| SIRSI | M. H. JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN | INC | 32.4% |
| SIRUGUPPA | B. E. RAMAIAH | INC | 16.8% |
| SOMWARPET | R. GUNDU RAO | INC | 23.9% |
| SORAB | S. BANGARAPPA | SOP | 14.9% |
| SRAVANABELAGOLA | H. C. SRIKANTAIAH | IND | 24.3% |
| SRINGERI | K. N. VEERAPPA GOWDA | INC | 34.4% |
| SRINIVASAPUR | S. BACHI REDDY | NCO | 43.3% |
| SRIRANGAPATNA | DAMAYANTHI BORE GOWDA | INC | 12.8% |
| SULLIA | P. D. BANGERA | INC | 30.8% |
| SURATHKAL | B. SUBBAYYA SHETTY | INC | 50.0% |
| TARIKERE | HANJI SHIVANNA | INC | 12.4% |
| THIRTHAHALLI | KONANDURLINGAPPA | SOP | 6.1% |
| TIKOTA | G. N. PATIL | NCO | 21.6% |
| TIPTUR | T. M. MANJUNATH | NCO | 33.0% |
| TUMKUR | K. ABDUL SUBHAN | INC | 6.2% |
| TURUVEKERE | B. BHYRAPPAJI | INC | 30.7% |
| UCHAGDAN | P. P. ANNAPPA | IND | 8.7% |
| UDIPI | MANORAMA MADHVARAI | INC | 33.6% |
| UTTARAHALLI | B. BASAVALINGAPPA | INC | 26.6% |
| VARTHUR | K. PRABHAKAR | INC | 25.3% |
| VEMAGAL | C. BYRE GOWDA | IND | 3.0% |
| VIRAJPET | G. K. SUBBAIAH | INC | 29.1% |
| YADGIR | VISHWANATH REDDY | IND | 1.5% |
| YELABURGA | PRABHURAJ L. PATIL | INC | 44.3% |
| YELAHANKA | A. M. SURYANARAYANA GOWDA | INC | 30.9% |